Soldier hurt in Occidental Mindoro clash

CITY OF CALAPAN --- A soldier was wounded in an encounter with suspected members of the New People s Army (NPA) in Sta. Cruz town in Occidental Mindoro provinceWednesdaymorning, police said.
Supt. Imelda Tolentino, information officer of Mimaropa (Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, Palawan) police, said a platoon from the Philippine Army s 76th Infantry Battalion under the 2nd Infantry Division was conducting combat patrol operation in Sitio Ranaw in Barangay Barahan when they were fired upon by about 20 rebels